US5236085A - Golf bag equipped with a support - Google Patents

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US5236085A
US5236085A US07/908,463 US90846392A US5236085A US 5236085 A US5236085 A US 5236085A US 90846392 A US90846392 A US 90846392A US 5236085 A US5236085 A US 5236085A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B55/00—Bags for golf clubs; Stands for golf clubs for use on the course; Wheeled carriers specially adapted for golf bags
    • A63B55/50—Supports, e.g. with devices for anchoring to the ground
    • A63B55/57—Bags with tripod or like set-up stands
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B55/00—Bags for golf clubs; Stands for golf clubs for use on the course; Wheeled carriers specially adapted for golf bags
    • A63B55/50—Supports, e.g. with devices for anchoring to the ground
    • A63B55/53—Supports, e.g. with devices for anchoring to the ground with legs opening automatically upon putting the bag on the ground

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  • the present invention relates to a golf bag comprising a support incorporating retractable props allowing the user to lay the bag down in an inclined position on the ground.
  • Golf bags in which the various clubs used for play are arranged are either placed on a wheeled cart which the golfer pulls or are carried directly by the golfer using a carrying strap.
  • the present invention attempts to solve the disadvantages of previous supports, and thus proposes a bag whose retractable support is particularly simple and reliable, and whose control device does not impair use of the bag.
  • the props extend only when the user wishes to place his bag in the inclined position.
  • the golf bag according to the invention is constituted by an upper shield connected to a lower shield by means of a peripheral cover, and it comprises a support incorporating two props, the upper end of each being jointed to the bag so as to be free to rotate between two positions, i.e., a retracted resting position and an extended position, these props being drawn into their retracted resting position by an elastic system constituted by an elastic U-shaped stirrup piece which comprises two arms extending upward and whose free ends are fastened to the props by a joint, and in which the end of the lower central part constitutes the device controlling this support.
  • the control device is positioned in the half-space located above the plane formed by the support surface of the bottom of the bag, and extends outward away from the peripheral cover of the bag so as to lie outside of the plane containing the two arms and at a distance from the support point of the bag when the latter is in the inclined position.
  • the golf bag is configured so that the lower periphery of the lower shield lies substantially within the extension of the wall of the peripheral cover, and the lower part of the arms of the elastic stirrup piece is held in a vertical sliding configuration by a retention device.
  • the prop-articulation axes converge to the outside of the bag.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of a golf bag with support according to the invention in its retracted resting position.
  • FIG. 2 is a view in the direction of arrow V2 in FIG. 1.
  • FIGS. 3 is a side view of the golf bag with its support in its extended position.
  • FIG. 4 is a view in the direction of arrow V4 in FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 5 is a top view showing the upper shield of the golf bag in greater detail.
  • FIG. 5a is a view similar to FIG. 5, illustrating a variant.
  • FIG. 6 is a partial perspective detailed view.
  • FIG. 7 is a partial top view illustrating the props and their attachment to the elastic stirrup piece.
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a detail of the embodiment of the stirrup-prop articulation system.
  • FIGS. 9, 10, and 11 are partial views showing variants of the control device.
  • FIG. 12 is a view similar to FIG. 3, illustrating a variant.
  • the golf bag comprises in conventional fashion, a shield (3) in its lower part (2) in conventional fashion, a lower shield (3) in its lower part (2) and, in its upper part (4), an upper shield (5).
  • the lower and upper shields (3, 5) are connected by a peripheral cover (6), which forms the outer wall of the bag itself.
  • the shields are advantageously made of a plastic material, while the peripheral cover is made of a rigid or semi-rigid, or supple material such as a plastic fabric, or of leather.
  • the bag further comprises a group of pockets (7), a carrying strap (8), and a handle (9).
  • the upper shield (5) is constituted by an upper peripheral edge (10) so as to form the top of the bag, through which the golf clubs are inserted.
  • the lower shield (3) is constituted by a lower peripheral edge (11) and by a bottom (12), so as to form the support surface for the bag when it is placed vertically on the ground.
  • the support surface of the bottom of the bag is configured so that its periphery 120 lies within the extension of the peripheral cover (6).
  • the support surface is thus substantially equal to the horizontal section of the bag, and, when the bag is in the inclined position, the point of contact (C) between the bottom (12) and the ground (S) is a lateral point of the support surface located on the periphery (120).
  • the retractable prop-equipped support (13) comprises two retractable props (14, 15) which can pivot between a retracted resting position and an extended position.
  • each of the props (14, 15) is jointed by its upper end (16) to a position-retention shoulder (17) around an axis of articulation.
  • the first prop (14) is jointed around a first axis (18)
  • the second prop (15) is jointed around a second axis (19).
  • the first axis (18) converges with the second axis (19) at a point (O) located outside the bag.
  • This configuration of the axes of articulation creates a relative spatial separation (E) of the lower ends (20) of the props when they are extended, thereby allowing the bag to be supported more firmly.
  • the two props in their extended position, converge upward so as to form an angle (G) opening downward, and the bag is then supported at three points (A, B and C).
  • each prop is equipped with a cap (28, 29) comprising a hole (30, 31), and each end of each arm comprises an end piece (220, 230) extended laterally and internally by a pin (26, 27) designed to fit into this hole in the cap.
  • the two axes of articulation (26, 27) converge at a point (M) located outside the bag.
  • the lower part (32) of the stirrup piece, and in particular, the end of its lower central part (33) formed by a transverse section (34), constitutes the device controlling the support.
  • the control device lies in the half-space located above the plane (Q) formed by the support surface (12) of the bottom of the bag beyond the plane (T) containing the two arms (14, 15), so that it is positioned at a distance (d) from the point (C) of support of the bag when the latter is in the inclined position.
  • the transverse section (34) is connected to the ends (221, 231) of the respective arms (22, 23) by intermediate, substantially horizontal sections (340, 341).
  • stirrup piece and in particular the lower parts of these arms (22, 23), are slidingly retained against the wall of the bag by a retention device (35) comprising a slot (36) through which they can travel vertically upwardly in direction (H) and downwardly in direction (B).
  • the elastic stirrup piece (21) is made of a steel wire having a circular section and is prestressed toward a closed position in direction (U), so that the two arms (22) and (23) tend to move toward each other.
  • the stirrup piece draws back and holds the props (24, 25) in the retracted position.
  • the props are placed in the extended position in the following way:
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 The golfer places his bag vertically in the position shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. In this position, the bag is supported on the ground (S) over its entire support surface (12), and the props (14, 15) are in the retracted position against the bag. It is important to note that, in this position, the control device (33) does not extend downward beyond the bottom of the bag, and thus does not prove bothersome in any way.
  • FIGS. 9, 10, and 11 illustrate possible variants.
  • a plastic operating piece (331) has been duplicate molded on the stirrup piece.
  • FIG. 10 shows a variant in which the operating device (33) comprises a roller (330) which rotates around the transverse section (34).
  • the intermediate sections (340, 341) are inclined in relation to the plane (Q) of the bottom of the bag.
  • FIG. 12 is a view similar to FIG. 3, illustrating a variant incorporating shorter props, in which the shoulder (17) is not connected to the upper shield (50, but is positioned between this upper shield (5) and the lower shield (3).
  • the shoulder (17) is thus attached to the peripheral wall (6) of the bag and is, for example, joined to a support piece (60).
  • the shoulder (17) to which the props (14, 15) are jointed can either be molded with the upper shield, as shown in FIG. 5, or mounted and fastened to it, as shown in FIG. 5a.

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